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about the cover

A specialty publication of Gulf Coast Media

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Parks Rogers parks@gulfcoastmedia.com

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publisher

managing editor

LF COAST ALABAMA GU LIFE ON THE

Allison Marlow allisonm@gulfcoastmedia.com

One park, nine ecosystems, 28 miles of trails and 6,150 acres to explore, all right here in Baldwin County. The Gulf State Park is a gem in our own backyard. Take advantage of the cooler months ahead to hit the trail and enjoy the beauty it has to offer.

Photo by Allison Marlow

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feature story Walking trails

Get outside this winter on Gulf State Park Trails

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contents Sands of Time

Anatomy of a Charter Boat

14 Beach Art

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Animals create custom creations for zoo fundraiser

Nature

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Butterflies delight coastal residents as they head south for the winter

Out and About

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National Shrimp Festival royalty crowned

Food

LuLu’s Winter Gumbo

24 Taste of the Gulf

Where to eat at the beach

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Get outside this winter on Gulf State Park Trails

BY ALLISON MARLOW

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First we skipped around a simple garden snake that had found a warm spot of sun to enjoy on the boardwalk. Then, a butterfly flitted across the path and my daughter swears it tickled her on the nose, on purpose. Finally, we held a short but dignified ceremony for a deceased frog we discovered lying on the edge of the path.

In just 15 minutes we experienced the circle of life and the wonders of nature on a hike that was easy enough for all five of my children, ages 7 – 16 to handle.

If you are looking for a family outing or a trail challenge for yourself this winter, head to Gulf State Park.

The trails here, all 28 miles worth, are paved and maintained for all fitness levels. The park includes easy access to seven trails of the Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail complex as well. Want to tackle an easy 1 mile amble with your toddler, hit the Twin Bridges trail. Looking for a longer challenge for yourself ? The Gulf Oak Ridge Trail clocks in at 2.75 miles. For day-long adventures other trails stretch for more than 10 miles.

As the winter months approach and the hot air and burning sun disappear, November through March are perfect months to explore this gem in our own backyard. As a bonus, many of the biting bugs have disappeared as well. An even bigger bonus? Butterflies and birds are heading south for the winter and use

Alabama’s coast as a stopping point before heading across wide swaths of water to South America. This means your trail walk may be filled with glimpses of colorful birds and butterflies too.

If your goal is get outside on the weekends, every outing can be made to Gulf State Park because every hike is different. The park’s 6,150 acres stretch across nine distinct ecosystems: evergreen forests, pine savannas, maritime forests, dune ridges / sand scrub habitats, fresh and salt marshes, freshwater and brackish lakes, coastal swales, dunes and the beach and gulf.

There is a hike to take visitors through each of these different areas, meaning you can experience different fauna, trees and animals on each visit.

For those of us who meander

PHOTOS BY ALLISON MARLOW

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more than we hike, the park offers plenty of stopping points for rest and food including the newly opened Woodside Restaurant, Nature Center and Butterfly Garden.

Cap a day’s visit by heading to

Baldwin County’s gem, the sugar white sand beaches of the Gulf Coast. End the day with a meal at The Lodge or relax in a rocking chair on The Lodge’s spacious back porch and watch the sun sink below the waves.

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Anthony Jones ... Well Worth A Visit!

Voted The Best Salon in Baldwin County in 2014

It was a beau�ful summer morning when we le� Fairhope, low humidity and not a cloud in the sky. We were on our way down to Orange Beach to check out a business that many of our friends have told us about, this Englishman who had opened a Hair Salon on the beach with his daughter Emma. My hair is very important to me and ge�ng a good haircut is a must, and that is what Anthony Jones is known for and excellent hair color to boot.

We have both been very dissa�sfied with the last few a�empts on designing our hair to suit our lifestyles; most of the so called stylists did not take into considera�on our age or understand that we both want to look great without a lot of fuss and bother.

The traffic was a bit heavy due to the summer visitors, but we arrived on �me to this charming yellow and white beach house on the beach road with a fabulous view of the Gulf of Mexico. We were greeted warmly by Anthony and Emma and they ask us if we would like a cold drink or a glass of wine before he started making us beau�ful.

Pam, my friend, went first since I was a li�le chicken a�er the last experiences. Anthony directed her to a styling chair and went on to explain the ten most important rules in designing a custom hairstyle to suit her. He first looked at her face shape and explained that there are five face shapes out there and told her her face shape was oval. The next was bone structure and head shape, a�er that was the type of her hair, the texture of her hair, then what sort of condi�on her hair was in, followed by the way the hair grows out of the head, plus cow licks, then her likes and dislikes and fashion. Wow! What a lot of things to get right.

So then Emma started with a relaxing shampoo and deep condi�oning, then for the next 30 minutes Anthony’s hands were a sea of mo�on, lastly a quick blow dry with hardly any fuss and presto she was finished! She was so happy and she could not believe the difference in her hair.

Now it was my turn, my hair especially in the summer gets

very frizzy and dry; I have tried everything out there for my hair with no success! Anthony explained that commercial hair products are made different to professional hair products.

Commercial shampoos are made of mild detergent and the condi�oners are based on petroleum oil. Where professional hair products are pure and natural and give back to the hair, he also went on to say that we should all wash our hair every day and condi�on our hair the same.

Anthony explained that at all �mes our hair has to have at least 8% moisture in it the same as our skin, we should treat our hair the same way as we treat our skin, by moisturizing it every day which made a lot of sense to me, since the last stylist told me not to wash my hair every day because in her mind it would dry it out. Anthony explained to me that yes using some drug store products would dry your hair out if washed daily. A�er we went through the ten rules, he took me to the shampoo area and treated me to the best shampoo and condi�oning my hair had ever had.

While shampooing, Emma explained to me what I should do in the morning in the shower, again stressing no over-thecounter hair products, that’s why my hair is dry and frizzy.

A�er shampooing and before condi�oning, towel blot the hair because the hair is porous like a sponge, pu�ng any condi�oner on one’s hair when it is full of water will not go into the hair itself, so blot it first then apply the product and leave it in while you are washing yourself. Then before you leave the shower, rinse and count up to 10 slowly and stop, just rinse the excess and no more.

A�er she explained to me the hows & whys, I understood.

They are like hair doctors, if we listen and do what they says it works! Anthony has his own line of products and everything he used on me was his and believe me the stuff works. The cut he gave me was wonderful; I walked out a new woman and so did Pam, no more frizzes! Oh, by the way he used a great product before he dried my hair called “POTION.” It is a gel with a lot of healing features with body, fabulous! I bought a bo�le. Best money we ever spent and yes, we are definitely going back. He is a true professional.

Well worth a visit!

Anthony’s salon is at 23175 Perdido Beach Boulevard in Orange Beach & their phone number is 251.974.1514.

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Sands of Time Anatomy of a Charter Boat Herman Callaway was charter fishing as early as 1913. There was seldom a time when he did not have a boat under construction in the yard of his home on Highway 180 across from Nancy Lane. Being inventive, innovative, and also a boat builder were a few of the many things he learned from his Long Father, Captain James C. Callaway, early founder of Orange Beach.

One boat that I really remember having grown up here was the ‘Dixie Maid.’ Mr. Herman designed and built the Dixie Maid by hand. Construction of the nearly 40 foot boat began with collection of cypress logs that had washed up and were buried on the beach. During the days of the Great Depression and through the 1930’s and early 40’s, money was difficult to come by, and one learned to become very self-reliant.

When a storm would uncover suitable logs for construction, Herman and his sons would take one of his boats around to the beach. Landing the boys on the beach, they would dig sand from around a log, swim out to the boat, drag a line back to the beach, and tie it to the log. On the boat Mr. Herman would drag it from the beach. His sons would ride the log as their Dad towed it back around to the Orange Beach Hotel on Wolf Bay. It was then towed

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up the road to the house. One log found for use was 65 feet long. Timber not found on the beach was cut on property at Herman’s house.

Actual construction of Dixie Maid began in 1937. After the keel and the keelson were laid, Herman went in search of just the right natural shaped oak tree branch crooks to use for construction of the ribs. Finding them on his property, he cut and hand-shaped them to their job.

These were hard times even here in Orange Beach. There was not much money to buy things. It was a time to innovate with what you had on hand, and that is exactly what Mr. Herman and his sons did.

To fit out the Dixie Maid, Mr. Herman made by hand, all brass fittings that he had salvaged from shipwrecks.

He developed a dual steering system to enable use of the wheel on deck without having to disconnect one to use the other, an innovation at the time. To provide outriggers for trolling, he purchased a radio antenna wire reel device from a deactivated military bomber and converted it into his outriggers.

The Dixie Maid was launched into the water of Bay La Launch at Dan Callaway’s place, one year after construction was begun.

Local historian Margaret Childress Long moved to Orange Beach from Evergreen when she was just two months shy of her second birthday.

Although she did spend 12 years in Creola she has always called Orange Beach home. Margaret and her husband Buddy live in the same house where Margaret’s parents lived for more than 50 years. Her dad paid $12,500 to Dr. Amos Garret of Robertsdale, her mom’s first cousin, in 1949 for the 300 ft. waterfront parcel. A teacher at Fairhope Middle and High Schools and Elberta Middle School, Margaret served the island as school board representative for six years. A fisherman, hunter and farmer, her father also owned a farm in Summerdale. Sons Wesley and Brooks have turned the farm into the popular Alligator Alley tourist attraction.

Margaret has co-authored two books, “The Best Place to Be – The Story of SUBMITTED PHOTO Orange Beach, Alabama” and “Orange Beach Alabama – A Pictorial History”

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Marvin, a brown skunk, smells the paint before diving into his project.

Animals create custom creations for zoo fundraiser

BY ALLISON MARLOW As an artist, Poppy is deliberate. She steps carefully into trays of salmon and mustard colored paint before patting her paws against the soft white fabric. She stops often to snack on grapes and fat, rolly super worms.

But Belle. Oh Belle. The free-spirited painter rolls and rambles across her canvas leaving splatters of yellow, purple and pink on her artwork, the table and passersby.

At one point, in her excitement she tumbles over the edge of the table and scrambles across the grass below.

Poppy, a possum, and Belle, a clouded leopard, are helping to craft their own future by creating custom t-shirts with their paw prints. The shirts will be sold at the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo’s Animal Art Safari on Nov. 2.

Dozens of animals at the zoo will take their turn dipping their paws, claws and toes into colorful paints and then walking across white t-shirts emblazoned with the animal art safari logo.

The shirts are a collector’s item since only 30 will be made and sold this year. Even rarer are the exquisite pieces of art that other animals have created over the past few months.

Canvases, some as large as a wall, will be on display and up for auction at the fundraiser.

In crafting those pieces the trainers worked with the 16 Beachin’ ● November 2019

Want to go?

WHAT: Animal Art Safari WHERE: Premiere event at the New Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo WHEN: Nov. 2, 7 – 10 p.m.

TICKETS: $75 FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO PURCHASE TICKETS VISIT: www.alabamagulfcoastzoo.com

animals and used training techniques to help steer their use of the paint on the canvas.

The Art Safari will be held on the grounds of the new Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, located just miles up the road from its current location. In addition to the animal’s creations, the silence auction will also feature artwork by local and world renowned artists. The $75 ticket includes dinner, a full bar and entertainment by Platinum Duo.

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Off Storewide Quillis, an African crusted porcupine, has a deep shade of blue spread on his paws to create a t-shirt to place at the auction.

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10062 Tony Drive, Foley, AL 36535 (Co. Rd. 20, East of Hwy. 59on the left before the Beach Express)

www.gigiscrapbookin.com Trainers paint the feet of Poppy the Possum as she readies to create her signature t-shirt for the upcoming Animal Art Safari fundraiser.

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Belle, a 5-month-old clouded leopard, gets help dipping her paws into paint to create a t-shirt featuring her paw prints. Belle is available for animal encounters at the zoo as well.

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Fluttering to the coast Butterflies delight coastal residents as they head south for the winter

BY ALLISON MARLOW

Common Buckeye Wingspan: 1 5/8 - 2 3/4 inches Markings: Upperside is brown. Forewing has two orange cell bars and two eyespots.

Hindwing has two eyespots; the upper one is larger and contains a magenta crescent. The underside of the hindwing is brown or tan in the wet season (summer) and rose-red in the dry season (fall). Females tend to be larger.

Want to attract monarchs to your yard?

One of best way to invite monarchs to your home is to plant native plants that will provide nectar. Also, grow native milkweeds which you can usually find at a native plant nursery.

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Visitors are arriving in droves from points north this month, flittering and fluttering into backyards and flower gardens.

Autumn and early winter marks the fall migration for butterflies, most notably the celebrated Monarch, as the insects make their way south to Mexico and beyond.

Humans can enjoy the shower of color flickering and swooping through the air by simply taking a walk through one of the visitors’ favorite local spots, Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge.

Monarchs generally hatch four generations in a single year. The first three generations live just four weeks and each travel a portion of the northern migration in the spring and

summer. By fall, the fourth generation, dubbed the monarch “super generation” is larger than its parents and grandparents and lives six months. It spends the bulk of that time flying as far as 3,000 miles between the northern and southern hemispheres.

Brittany Petersen, assistant refuge manager for the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, said many of the butterflies we see are using Alabama as a safe haven to travel through and avoid crossing large swaths of water to reach Mexico.

There is also speculation, she said, that some monarchs are wintering over in Florida and even in Alabama.

“It’s amazing we’ve come this far and still there is a lot

ABOVE: Painted Lady Wingspan: 2 - 2 7/8 inches Markings: Upperside is orangebrown with darker wing bases; forewing has black patch and white bar on leading edge; the hindwing row of five small black spots sometimes has blue scales.

Underside has a black, brown, and gray pattern with four small eyespots.

BELOW: Gulf Fritillary Wingspan: 2 1/2 - 3 3/4 inches Markings: The upperside is bright orange with black markings; there are 3 black-encircled white dots on the forewing edge. The underside is brown; the forewing has orange at its base; both wings have elongated, iridescent silver spots. Females are darker above and have heavier black markings.

to be learned and discovered,” she said. “It kind of gives you a whole new mystery to wildlife.”

The Gulf Coast is a favorite for the traveling insects because our tropic-like weather means the region has two flowering seasons, spring and fall, giving the butterflies a bevy of flowerbeds to feed from.

At the wildlife refuge, volunteers lead Monarch walks every Wednesday and Saturday through November to teach visitors about their colorful visitors. Refuge staff catch and tag butterflies with tiny, numbered stickers. Volunteers in Mexico and South America catch the butterflies once they arrive and record the number before releasing them back into

the wild.

The tagging helps scientists determine exactly where the butterflies are heading. While the migration usually tapers off in December, warmer winters mean monarchs have been spotted in Alabama into January.

Peterson said it is best to enjoy monarchs from a distance.

“They’re big butterflies. Be impressed that this insect is doing this amazing journey that is close to 4,000 miles,” she said.

In addition to monarchs, Alabama flower beds are filled with a large variety of butterflies the delight visitors.

“It’s really a great time for butterfly watching no matter what,” Peterson said.

Viceroy Wingspan: 2 1/2-3 inches Markings: Above, wings are orange with black veins. Outer margins are black with white spots.

Both forewing and hindwing have a thin black band. Below, wings are similar but not as dark.

Monarch Walks at Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge

Join refuge volunteer, Homer Singleton, as he leads participants along the Gator Lake Trail searching for this beautiful butterfly. During the walk Homer will introduce you to the butterflies which pass through this area, their habitats and their life cycles.

Participants will also be asked to help catch monarch butterflies so that they can receive tags that will allow scientists to track their migration! The walk typically lasts anywhere from 2.5 - 3 hours and participants should come prepared to walk over 2 miles in soft sand with minimal shade. Water and bug spray are highly suggested.

There will be 10 monarch walks, held on Wednesdays and Saturdays through November 16. They will begin at 10 a.m. at the Gator Lake Trailhead located off of Mobile Street.

The walks are limited to 12 participants; please call to make reservations at 251-540-7720.

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Out and About

National Shrimp Festival royalty crowned The National Shrimp Fest royalty was chosen from over 85 young ladies from across Baldwin County. Contestants, ages pre-K through 12th grade, competed in appearance, poise and personality. Miss Shrimp Festival Pageant is presented by Coastal Alabama Business Chamber and the National Annual Shrimp Festival. All proceeds are donated to Orange Beach Elementary and Gulf Shores Elementary school.

Miss Shrimp Festival 2019 Abigail Jones of Gulf Shores High School was presented with a $500 scholarship by the National Shrimp Festival mascot.

PHOTOS BY MELANIE LECROY

Miss Shrimp Festival 2019: (from left) First Alternate Hailey Shaye Holliday, Miss Shrimp Festival Abigail Jones, Court Kailee Howard

Miss Teen Shrimp Festival 2019: (from left) First Alternate Grace Catherine Noonan, Miss Teen Neveah Williams, court Alicia Nicole Howell

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Junior Miss Shrimp Festival 2019: (from left) Court Kayleigh Jade Davis, First Alternate Matalyne Grace Kroll, Junior Miss Raelynn Elkins, Court Anna Kate Michele O’Connor

Young Miss Shrimp Festival 2019: (from left) Court Haven Faith Spruiell, Giuliana Kammers, Young Miss Eleanor Rachel McCoy, Court Talia Deja Nix

Little Miss Shrimp Festival 2019: Court Adrianna Marie LaRossa, Layla Rae Harrison, Jenna Shaver, First Alternate Vada Michele Wood, Little Miss Tinsley Vail

Petite Miss Shrimp Festival 2019: Court Lilly Grace Beatrice Longshore, Piper Green, Collin Noelle Pouncey, First Alternate Kate Hampton, Petite Miss Blakely Louise Walker

Tiny Miss Shrimp Festival 2019: Court Lakelyn Faith Fairley, Mailey Paige Hixon, Fallon Paige Howard, First Alternate Georgia Robinson, Tiny Miss Kyleigh Evar Hurst

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Crazy Sista Cooking with Lucy Buffett LuLu’s Winter Gumbo Serves 16 Ingredients 1 (4- to 5-lb.) whole chicken 14 to 16 cups water 6 bay leaves 1 pound andouille sausage, sliced into Buffett 1/8-in.-thick rounds 3/4 cup vegetable oil or bacon drippings 1 cup (4 1/4 oz.) all-purpose flour 2 medium-size yellow onions, roughly chopped 2 green bell peppers, roughly chopped 1 medium bunch celery including leaves, roughly chopped 1 tablespoon dried thyme 1 tablespoon Creole seasoning 1 tablespoon table salt 2 teaspoons black pepper 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon dried sage 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 2 cups finely chopped scallions 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 1 qt. fresh oysters, drained 2 pounds raw medium shrimp, peeled and deveined 2 to 3 Tbsp. LuLu’s Perfect Pepper Hot Sauce Cooked white rice Filé powder French bread Directions: 1. Place chicken in a large Dutch oven. Cover with 14 to 16 cups water; add 2 bay leaves, and bring to a boil over medium-high. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until chicken is tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

Transfer chicken to a bowl. Pour stock through a fine wire-mesh strainer, and discard solids. Cool stock 30 minutes, and skim fat. Reserve 8 cups of skimmed stock. Remove and discard chicken skin and bones.

Chop chicken into large bite-size pieces.

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to keep roux from burning, until a dark mahogany color, 25 to 35 minutes.

3. Add onions, bell peppers, and celery to roux, and cook, stirring constantly with a large wooden spoon, until vegetables begin to soften, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in chicken and sausage. Gradually add 8 cups reserved chicken stock, and stir well. Add thyme, Creole seasoning, salt, pepper, oregano, sage, Worcestershire sauce, and remaining 4 bay leaves; stir well. Bring to a boil, and boil 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, uncovered, 1 to 3 hours. (If gumbo gets too thick, add a little more reserved chicken broth or water. If it is too thin, continue to simmer uncovered.

Because there is pork sausage in this gumbo, skim off any excess fat that rises to the top.)

4. About 30 minutes before serving, add scallions and parsley. Cover and cook 15 minutes. Add oysters and shrimp; cook, uncovered, until oysters begin to curl, about 2 minutes.

5. Stir in desired amount of hot sauce. Remove gumbo from heat; let stand 10 minutes. (It will stay hot for a long time.) Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve over cooked white rice with filé powder and French bread.

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taste of the Gulf Coast Featuring Kiva Grill at Kiva Dunes

in this issue

Cactus Cantina LuLu’s Original Oyster House DeSoto’s Fish River Grill Tacky Jacks Kiva Grill at Kiva Dunes 26 Beachin’ ● November 2019

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Voted “People’s Choice” “mustA-visit” Since 2004

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138 West 1st Ave Gulf Shores, AL

251-948-7294

www.Desotosseafoodkitchen.com

Seafood Kitchen Lunch Menu

HOME-STYLE LUNCH SPECIALS

(Served with your choice of two side dishes) Saturday & Sunday - Add $1.00

Fried Shrimp - tail less Blackened Catfish Fried Catfish Broiled Flounder Fried Flounder Grilled Chicken Chicken Creole Fried Chicken Tenders Country Fried Steak Hamburger Steak Pork Chops Country Ham Vegetable Plate SANDWICHES

(Served with french fries)

Complimentary Ice Tea and Bread Served with All Dine in Lunch Entrees.

Add House or Substitute Salad for side dish Po-Boy Sandwich Cheeseburger Crab Cake Po-Boy *Monte Cristo Sandwich

Dinner Menu

STARTERS Oysters on the Half Shell 1/2 dozen ................1 dozen Southern Style Crab Cakes Shrimp Remoulade Crab, Spinach & Artichoke Dip Coconut Shrimp Stuffed Mushrooms Alligator Bites Fried Crab Claws 1/2 lb 1 lb Tuna Dip Sweet Potato French Fry Basket Fried Green Tomatoes GUMBO & SOUP Seafood Gumbo cup bowl Crab & Shrimp Bisque cup bowl FRIED SEAFOOD FAVORITES (Served with your choice of two side dishes)

Butterfly Shrimp Tail-less Shrimp Bon Secour Oysters Crab Claws Fried Fish of the Day Shrimp & Flounder Shrimp & Oysters Fried Catfish

SALADS Dressings: Honey-Mustard, Ranch, Bleu

Cheese, Italian, Thousand Island, French, Low-Fat Ranch, Raspberry Vinaigrette, Balsamic Vinegar, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Sesame Asian, Oil & Vinegar

Riviera Salad - with pecan chicken tenders - with chicken tenders - with boiled shrimp - with grilled or blackened chicken Caesar Salad - w/grilled or blackened chicken - w/boiled shrimp Gumbo & Salad - a cup of Seafood Gumbo and our Bisque & Salad SEAFOOD FAVORITES (Served with your choice of two side dishes)

Add House or Caesar Salad Substitute Salad for side dish Fried Butterfly Shrimp Fried Oysters Fried Crab Claws *Coconut Shrimp Grilled Shrimp Fried Seafood Platter

SEAFOOD PLATTERS

(Served with your choice of two side dishes)

Shrimp Lover’s Platter Fried Seafood Platter Broiled Seafood Platter Creole Platter Caribbean Platter Crab Platter SEAFOOD SPECIALTIES

(Served with your choice of two side dishes)

Stuffed Shrimp Shrimp Scampi Blackened Catfish Coconut Shrimp Grilled Shrimp Shrimp Creole Crawfish Etoufee Crab Cake Dinner STEAMED SEAFOOD

(Served with new potatoes & one side)

Snow Crab Legs - 2 lbs.

Royal Red Shrimp - 1 lb.

Combo - 1/2 pound Royal Reds & 1 pound Snow Crab TONIGHT’S CATCH

(Served with your choice of two side dishes) Choose from the following preparation styles:

Fried Catch Blackened Catch Grilled Catch Broiled Catch

Broiled Seafood Platter Stuffed Shrimp Mahi-Mahi Yellow-Fin Tuna Tilapia Grouper Snow Crab Legs Royal Reds - 3/4 lb.

Combo - 1/2 lb. Each Crab Cakes - 2 cakes PASTA Fettuccini Alfredo - w\grilled or blackened chicken - with shrimp or crawfish Basil Pesto Pasta - with Roma Tomatoes - with grilled chicken - with shrimp SIDE DISHES

Fried Green Tomatoes ~ Green Beans Turnip Greens ~Sweet Potato Casserole Corn Fritters ~ French Fries Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy ~ Fried Okra Au Gratin Potatoes ~ Steamed Veggies Kernel Corn ~ Yellow Rice Black-Eyed Peas ~ Cole Slaw Lima Beans ~ Macaroni & Cheese

New Orleans Catch Mediterranean Catch Caribbean Catch *Pecan Encrusted Catch *Paneed Catch LAND LOVER’S FARE

(Served with your choice of two side dishes)

Hawaiian Rib-eye - (12 oz.)

- add jumbo grilled or fried shrimp Jamaica-Jerk Chicken Grilled Chicken Breasts Fried Chicken Tenders PASTA Fettuccini Alfredo - with grilled or blackened chicken - with shrimp or crawfish Scallops Alfredo Shrimp & Pasta Marsala Basil-Pesto Pasta - with grilled chicken - with shrimp SIDE DISHES Substitute House or Caesar Salad for a Side Dish

Sweet Potato Casserole ~ Cole Slaw Baked Potato ~ Steamed Vegetables Yellow Rice ~ French Fries Fried Green Tomatoes

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108 North Section Street Fairhope, AL 36532

25311 Perdido Beach Blvd.

Orange Beach, AL 36561

22 Palafox Place Pensacola, FL 32502

3849 Gulf Shores Parkway, Suite 1 and 2 Gulf Shores, AL 36542

25908 Canal Rd., Suite A Orange Beach, AL 36561

5121 North 12th Avenue Pensacola, FL 32504

Mexican Grill

www.MyCactusCantina.com www.MyCactusCantina.com

FREE

Small Cheese Dip with purchase of 2 Entrees Up to $3.99 Value

Mexican Grill

Dine In Only. 1 coupon per table and not valid on to go orders.

Please mention coupon when ordering. Not valid with other discounts, specials or coupons.

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tarters

a jitas

cactus guacamole

a sizzling plaTTer oF bell peppers and onions wiTh your choice oF meaT. all FajiTas are served wiTh leTTuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and choice oF Two (2): mexican rice, black beans, cacTus griTs or reFried beans

3 aMigos cheese dip

Large bowl of our delicious cheese dip with grilled shrimp, steak* and chicken. Served with pico de gallo on the side and your choice of warm corn or flour tortillas so you can roll your own tacos 9.99

Cantina Sampler

A trio of our famous cheese dip, pico de gallo and guacamole. Served with a heaping basket of tortilla chips.

No substitutions please 9.49

cactus guacaMole

Fresh chunks of avocado mixed with tomatoes, onions, light jalapeños, lime juice and cilantro large 8.49 small 4.49

chicken wings

cheese dip

Eight flavorful chicken wings tossed in our unique sauce, served with your choice of dressing 9.99

large 6.99 | small 3.99

chicken Fingers

large 7.59 | small 4.59

Four lightly breaded chicken strips served with fries and your choice of dressing 8.99

cheese cu rds

For one

chicken shriMp steak*

or two

11.99

20.99

12.99

21.99

13.99

23.49

all Tacos are orders oF Two or Three and are served in your choice oF soFT Flour or crispy corn shell. includes choice oF Two (2): mexican rice, black beans, cacTus griTs or reFried beans

piña fajitaS

A cored pineapple half stuffed with grilled chicken on a bed of sautéed bell peppers and onions 15.99 subsTiTuTe: sTeak* +3.00 | shrimp + 2.00

Bean & cheese dip

tacos Mexicanos

BeeF & cheese dip

large 7.49 | small 4.59

haBanero salsa 1.99

texaS fajita naChoS

Choice of grilled steak* , chicken or shrimp with sautéed onions and bell peppers on a bed of refried beans in a crispy tortilla shell with lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream, drizzled with cheese 8.99 A large crispy tortilla shell on a bed of refried beans, filled with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and your choice of shredded chicken or ground beef with a side of our cheese dip 7.49

Fajita nachos

Grilled chicken over lettuce, spinach, avocado and diced tomatoes, topped with pico de gallo 8.99 subsTiTuTe grilled sTeak* + 2.49

grande sup reMe nachos

Tortilla chips topped with black or refried beans, seasoned shredded chicken or ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, jalapeños and melted cheese 9.99 sub sTeak* or grilled chicken 1.99

nachos

cheese nachos 5.99 cheese & beeF 7.49 cheese, beeF & bean 7.49

cheese & bean 6.49 cheese & shredded chicken 7.99

cactus grilled chicken salad

gulF coast seaFood Bu rrito

A blend of Triggerfish and shrimp mixed with fresh pico de gallo, house spices and tomato salsa, then topped with cheese dip and red burrito sauce. Served with your choice of two (2): Mexican rice, black beans, Cactus grits or refried beans 12.99

seaFood Quesadilla

shriMp diaBlo

Guacamole with iceberg lettuce, tomatoes and shredded cheese 4.99

caldo de caMarón (shriMp)

Shrimp cooked in hot sauce with Mexican rice, onions, mushrooms, cilantro and slices of avocado. bowl 8.99 • cup 4.99

caldo de pollo

Authentic Mexican style chicken soup bowl 6.99 • cup 3.99

Grilled shrimp and Triggerfish with fresh pico de gallo, sautéed onions and bell peppers. Served with sour cream, lettuce and tomato on the side 10.49 add rice and/or beans + 2.49

shriMp tacos

Filled with shrimp grilled with garlic butter and topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado and honey habanero sauce.

Served with your choice of two (2): Mexican rice, black beans, Cactus grits or refried beans Two Tacos 11.49 | Three Tacos 13.49

Bu rrito ranchero

Large flour tortilla filled with grilled steak* or chicken, grilled onions, peppers and topped with our zesty ranchero salsa and melted cheese. Served with your choice of two (2): Mexican rice, black beans, Cactus grits or refried beans 10.99

california burrito

cactus grilled Bu rrito

Large flour tortilla with grilled steak* or chicken and covered with our cheese dip. Served with your choice of two (2): Mexican rice, black beans, Cactus grits or refried beans 9.49

California Burrito

Grilled steak* or chicken, Mexican rice, black or refried beans and your choice of mild or hot salsa rolled in a large flour tortilla. Topped with cheese dip, sour cream and avocados 13.49

VegetaRian Veggie Fajitas

Grilled tomatoes, spinach, broccoli, mushrooms, green and red bell peppers and onions. Served with Mexican rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo accompanied with flour tortillas 9.99 For Two 17.99

spinach and MushrooM Quesadilla

Flour tortilla stuffed with melted cheese, sautéed spinach and mushrooms with sour cream, lettuce and tomatoes served on the side 7.49 add rice and/or beans + 2.49

shriMp & grits

carnitas

Slow-simmered pork tips cooked with sautéed onions.

Served with fresh tortillas, lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream 12.99

shriMp cocktail

Shrimp in our cocktail sauce. Served with fresh avocado and crackers 12.99

chiMichanga plate

spinach enchiladas

Two enchiladas filled with sautéed spinach and tomatoes and topped with enchilada sauce. Served with your choice of two (2): Mexican rice, black beans, Cactus grits or refried beans 7.99

cactus Veggie Bu rrito

Seasoned mixed veggies wrapped in a large flour tortilla, topped with sour cream and avocado. Served with your choice of two (2): Mexican rice, black beans, Cactus grits or refried beans 8.49

Flan

A traditional sponge-based custard with a sweet filling 5.49

sopapilla 2.99

Fried cheesecake chiMichanga

chu rros 4.99 Fried ice creaM 4.29

ruM sisters

With strawberry sauce 7.49

chocolate taco

Chocolate dipped ice cream taco 5.49

Gourmet alcohol infused cakes from orange beach! Ask your server for this weeks special flavor!

twisted sista

Dark chocolate, Kahlúa and white rum 6.49

ids ’ Menu cactus Fingers

Chicken fingers with fries 5.99

taco

Chicken or beef taco served with your choice of two (2): Mexican rice, black beans, Cactus grits or refried beans 5.99

enchilada Meal

Cheese, chicken or beef enchilada served with your choice of two (2): Mexican rice, beans, Cactus grits or fries 5.99

Mini nachos

Mini Quesadillas

Kid-sized quesadillas stuffed with cheese and chicken or ground beef and served with your choice of two (2): Mexican rice, beans, Cactus grits or fries 5.99

cactus Mini Bu rrito

Beef or shredded chicken burrito served with your choice of two (2): Mexican rice, beans, Cactus grits or fries 5.99 subsTiTuTe sTeak* or grilled chicken for 1.50.

served wiTh leTTuce, TomaToes, sour cream and cheese. add rice and/or beans + 2.49

BeveRages

Fajita Quesadilla

Grilled steak* or chicken with sautéed onions and peppers.

Served inside a flour tortilla with melted cheese 10.49

shredded chicken 6.49 ground BeeF 6.49 cheese only 5.49

Bu rrito • chile relleno • enchilada taMale • taco • chalupa • tostada

any one

any two

7.99

9.49

any three 10.49

 la cartE BeeF or shredded chicken taco 2.49 BeeF or shredded chicken enchilada 2.59 grilled chicken taco 2.99 grilled steak* taco 3.49 triggerFish taco 3.49 shriMp taco 3.49 gringo taco 3.49 BeeF Bu rrito 2.99 grilled chicken Bu rrito 5.99 chile relleno 3.49 or

shriMp 6.99

grilled steak* strips 7.99 BeeF or chicken chiMichanga 7.99

ides aVocado slices 2.69 diced toMatoes .99 onions .99

lettuce .99

salsa Verde .99 Mexican rice 1.99 Black Beans 1.99 cactus style cheese grits 1.99 rice & Beans 3.99 pico de gallo 1.79 shredded cheese 1.49

grilled chicken or steak Quesadilla

Grilled chicken or steak* served inside a flour tortilla with melted cheese. Served with lettuce, sour cream and tomatoes 9.49

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reFried Beans 1.99

Grilled steak*, chicken and shrimp with sautéed onions and Grilled shrimp served inside a flour tortilla with melted cheese. peppers served inside a flour tortilla with melted cheese 11.49 Served with lettuce, sour cream and tomatoes 10.99 texas fajita quesadilla

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grilled chicken For children 12 years and younger. includes soFT drink or Tea (dine-in only). add 2.00 For adulTs

Cheese and chips nachos 5.99

shriMp Quesadilla

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grilled steak* Burrito 7.49

Quesadill as texas Fajita Quesadilla

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A large flour tortilla stuffed with beef or shredded chicken, then lightly fried 9.99 add sTeak* or grilled chicken + 1.99

A dessert sampler of ice cream and churros. Serves four 8.99 With ice cream 4.79

arroz con pollo

Grilled chicken and cheese dip over a bed of Mexican rice 8.49

served wiTh your choice oF Two (2): mexican rice, black or reFried beans or cacTus griTs. addiTional charges For sTeak*, grilled chicken or shrimp

Chicken breast smothered in bell peppers, onions and our cheese sauce 12.49

A bowl of our delicious Cactus style grits mixed with our seasoned jumbo shrimp 9.49

helado grande

chicken diaBlo

Grilled chicken cooked in our homemade spicy, cheesy sauce.

Served with your choice of two ((2): Mexican rice, black beans, Cactus grits or refried beans 12.49

coBos

pollo cactus Melt

Grilled shrimp cooked in our homemade spicy, cheesy sauce served with your choice of two (2): Mexican rice, black beans, Cactus grits or refried beans 12.99

Desserts

texas Bu rrito

Ground beef or shredded chicken rolled in a flour tortilla, covered with cheese and topped with lettuce and sour cream. Served with your choice of two (2): Mexican rice, black beans, Cactus grits or refried beans 9.49

hueVos rancheros

Fried eggs over lightly fried corn tortillas, topped with tomato-chili sauce 9.49

*These iTems are cooked To order: Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have a medical condition.

Burritos

Bu rrito Mexicana

texas tacos

One steak* taco, one grilled chicken taco, one shrimp taco served with pico de gallo, lettuce and cheese 13.49

taQuitos

Three rolled and lightly fried corn tortillas filled with seasoned shredded chicken or ground beef.

Served with pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream, and cheese dip 10.99

triggerFish tacos

Local Gulf Triggerfish grilled and served on a soft flour tortilla or crunchy corn tortilla with lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado and honey habanero sauce. Served with your choice of two (2): Mexican rice, black beans, Cactus grits or refried beans Two Tacos 11.99 | Three Tacos 13.79

guacaMole salad

Large flour tortilla stuffed with grilled steak*, chicken and shrimp, grilled onions and bell peppers, covered in our cheese dip and salsa. Served with your choice of two (2): Mexican rice, black beans, Cactus grits or refried beans 11.99

enchilada sup reMe

One shredded chicken, one beef, and one cheese enchilada topped with lettuce, tomato and sour cream 10.49

eafood

taco salad

Spinach, iceberg lettuce, pico de gallo, mushrooms, shredded cheese, avocado and sour cream with your choice of dressing 5.99

Grilled steak* or chicken on a bed of tortilla chips with onions and bell peppers. Topped with cheese dip and sour cream 10.99

carne asada

Grilled steak* presented on a bed of sizzling onions and bell peppers with pico de gallo, guacamole, lettuce and sour cream 12.49

piña fajitas (chicken)

Grilled steak*, chicken and shrimp on a bed of tortilla chips with onions and bell peppers.

Topped with cheese dip and sour cream 12.49

gringo tacos

TradiTional plaTes are served wiTh your choice oF Two (2): mexican rice, black or reFried beans or cacTus griTs

Fajita salad

house salad

Juicy grilled chicken tacos with fresh grilled pineapple and chorizo. Topped with raw onion and cilantro Two Tacos 12.49 | Three Tacos 13.99

Tr aditional l ates

oups & al ads Nachos

tacos de pollo

Seasoned ground beef or shredded chicken tacos with fresh pico de gallo, lettuce and cheese Two Tacos 9.99 | Three Tacos 10.99

jalapeño & cheese dip

large 7.59 | small 4.79

texas fajita nachos

Grilled steak* tacos with pico de gallo, lettuce and cheese Two Tacos 11.99 | Three Tacos 13.99

cactus tacos

large 7.99 | small 4.99

steak tacos

Authentic Mexican-style street tacos with carne asada, fresh cilantro and onion on corn tortillas. Served with lime Two Tacos 10.99 | Three Tacos 13.49 Juicy grilled chicken tacos with fresh pico de gallo, lettuce and cheese Two Tacos 10.99 | Three Tacos 12.49

chorizo sausage & cheese dip

Deep-fried to perfection and served with tomato dipping sauce 6.99

texas tacos

Tacos

texaS fajitaS

A sizzling platter of bell peppers and onions with grilled steak*, chicken, and shrimp 13.99 For Two 25.99

scoop oF haBanero .99 jalapeños .99

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sou r creaM .99 coke | diet coke | tea | dr pepper sprite | BarQ’s root Beer | leMonade orange Fanta | Mello yello | coFFee

tortillas 1.49 *These iTems are cooked To order: Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have a medical condition.

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“HOME OF THE ORIGINAL”

Fish River Grill #3

Fish River Grill #2

(Next to Rouses)

(Foley Plaza on Hwy. 59)

251.948.1110

251.952.FISH (3474)

GULF SHORES 1545 Gulf Shores Pkwy.

FOLEY 608 S. McKenzie

Now Open: Fish River Grill by the Bay 19270 Scenic Hwy 98, Fairhope, AL • 251.928.8118 Hours: Monday - Saturday 10:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Gulf Shores Later Hours Spring & Summer

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251.948.1110

OMG! SHRIMP FEAST POBOY!!!

CHOSEN IN TOP “100 DISHES TO EAT IN ALABAMA BEFORE YOU DIE” GRILLED or FRIED AUTHENTIC SOUTHERN COOKED SEAFOOD PLATTERS

(Served w/ Fries, Coleslaw, Hushpuppies, Fried Okra, Tartar or Cocktail Sauce & Swamp Soup) Bayou Seafood Platter - Fried Gator, Frog Legs, Shrimp, Oyster, Catfish Seafood Platter - Fried Shrimp, Oyster, Catfish RAW Cajun ls Golden Fried Catfish Platter (U.S. Raised) o t OYS h Pis g Crawrefis in TER th o Fried Select Oyster Platter N ’s The B !

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APPETIZERS ~ SALADS ~ POBOYS & SANDWICHES ~ KIDS MENU DON’T FORGET YOUR SWEET THANG

“Sweet Thang” Signature Dessert! Redneck version of a New Orleans Beignet & Granny’s Apple and Peach Cobbler Rolled in Powdered Sugar. Mmmmm...this “thang” is SOOOOOO good!

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608 S. McKenzie Street (Foley Plaza on Hwy. 59) Foley, Alabama

251.952.FISH (3474)

19270 Scenic Hwy. 98 Fairhope, Alabama

251.928.8118

1545 Gulf Shores Pkwy (Next to Rouses) Gulf Shores, Alabama

251.948.1110

Hours: Monday - Saturday 10:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. • Gulf Shores Later Hours Spring & Summer

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